After successfully setting up the Illusion Array and Soundproof Array, Lu Xuan could finally relax. Unless it was an extreme coincidence, it was basically impossible for anyone to find him. Even if he was occasionally found, with the two Thousand Sword Symbols on him, he would be able to guarantee his safety.
After successfully setting up the two formations, a thought emerged in Lu Xuan's mind.
After these few days of training, he realized that the energy of the drop of essence blood in his body was being absorbed very slowly. If he wanted to completely absorb it, he did not know how much time it would take. He could not stay here forever, he needed to find Zhang Dongshuang as soon as possible, lest he did something foolish and caused his own death.
Although he was unable to refine the essence blood, he was unable to regain his strength. However, besides martial arts, Lu Xuan could also study the way of symbols. If he could become a two star Soul Symbol Master, or even a three star Soul Symbol Master, and inscribe enough two or three star Soul Symbol Scrolls, he would also be able to successfully walk out of the Hengduan Mountain Range.
During the past few days of setting up the formations, Lu Xuan's Soul Energy had increased rapidly. He felt that compared to refining the drop of mysterious essence blood, he would probably become a two star Soul Symbol Master much faster.
After making his decision, Lu Xuan began to make plans for the future.
What he needed to do now was to practice runes and raise his Soul Energy, striving to become a two star or even three star Soul Symbol Master as soon as possible. At the same time, he could not stop refining the mysterious essence blood in his body and try to regain his strength as soon as possible. If he was unable to recover to his peak condition, he would not be able to participate in the Wind Sword School's Great Sect Competition.
Of course, he could not fall behind in his practice of the Cloud Startling Sword technique. This was a Xuan level lower grade martial technique, there were probably not many Xuan level martial techniques in the entire Wind Sword School. Once Lu Xuan was able to master it, it would become his other trump card besides the Blink Sword technique.
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In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Lu Xuan's rations had already been consumed by him. However, he was not starving, because there were many ferocious beast corpses in his storage ring. When there was no one around during the day, he would go out and gather some twigs and use the Fire Talisman to light a fire. Fragrant roasted meat was ready. With so many ferocious beast corpses, it would be enough for him to eat for a long time.
In the process of gathering firewood, Lu Xuan even found a few large bluestone slabs that were rather smooth. He brought them in and built a simple bed. He spread some soft flowers and leaves on top of it, and covered it with a few clothes that he used to change into. That was how the bed was made.
Moreover, after making barbecue for so long, Lu Xuan's cooking skills had improved by leaps and bounds. The food he made would definitely be considered delicious in the secular world. However, no matter how delicious the barbecue was, anyone would lose their appetite after eating it for so many days in a row.
However, in order to not starve, Lu Xuan still had to eat. The only way to change his appetite was to eat tiger meat today, wolf meat tomorrow, and bear meat the day after …
Of course, for Lu Xuan, eating was only for survival. The most important thing was to increase his strength.
In a month's time, Lu Xuan's Talisman Dao had greatly improved. Firstly, his Soul Strength had greatly improved. Secondly, his proficiency in drawing runes had increased.
Even though he still had not reached the level of a Two Star Talisman Master, Lu Xuan now only needed one breath's time to draw a Thunder Fire Talisman. He could barely use it in battle and no longer needed to use Talisman Scrolls to deal with his enemies. Furthermore, as his Soul Strength improved, the lethality of the runes he drew also gradually increased.
The Thunder Fire Talisman he drew before was only equivalent to a full force attack from a martial artist at the 7th Stage of Body Refinement. Now, it was equivalent to a full force attack from a martial artist at the 7th Stage of Body Refinement.
Apart from the improvement in Talisman Dao, that drop of mysterious blood essence had also been refined by Lu Xuan. At this moment, his strength had almost reached the peak of the 2nd Stage of Body Refinement and was nearing the 3rd Stage of Body Refinement.
To reach this level in a month's time, one could imagine how enormous the energy of that drop of blood essence was and how difficult it was to refine. At this rate, even if Lu Xuan was given half a year's time, he still might not be able to completely refine it. And a few months later, it would be the Wind Sword School's Sect Competition.
However, Lu Xuan did not expect to completely refine it. As long as he could restore his strength to the 6th Stage of Body Refinement, he was confident that he could compete for the first place of the inner sect disciples.
Moreover, even though he had only refined a part of this drop of blood essence, Lu Xuan could feel that this drop of blood was not ordinary. Because just refining a part of it, it had brought him great benefits.
First of all, it naturally strengthened his body. After going through the tempering of the [Taiyi Origin Art], Lu Xuan's body was already much stronger than martial artists of the same level. And after absorbing this drop of blood essence, his original foundation became even stronger.
Apart from strengthening his body, more importantly, Lu Xuan had successfully obtained a trace of that drop of mysterious blood essence, which was the wood and water attributes contained within that drop of blood essence.
Now, not only could Lu Xuan use his magic power to create a freezing effect, but his body also had the wood attribute. His recovery ability had been greatly enhanced. Not only his body's recovery ability, but his magic power's recovery ability had also been enhanced.
The [Taiyi Origin Art] was already extremely strong. Adding on the drop of blood essence's characteristics, Lu Xuan's endurance in battle had undoubtedly increased. In the future, if anyone wanted to compete with Lu Xuan in endurance, as long as the difference in strength was not too great, Lu Xuan had no possibility of losing.
Of course, the biggest improvement was still the Cloud Startling Sword Technique!
It was unknown whether it was because he had obtained the Sword Crystal, or because Lu Xuan was originally talented in the way of the sword, but when it came to comprehending sword techniques, his improvement could be said to be lightning fast.
In the short span of a month, he had already comprehended the first form of the Cloud Startling Sword Technique, Startling Wind. The only thing he lacked now was proficiency.
As long as Lu Xuan was given a little more time, the first form of the Cloud Startling Sword Technique, Startling Wind, would undoubtedly become another one of Lu Xuan's killing moves.
After a month of cultivation, Lu Xuan had made great progress. However, there were too many things he needed to do, and he still felt that he did not have enough time.
The second month …
The third month …
The fourth month …
As the days continued to pass, Lu Xuan repeated almost the same thing every day. Another three months had passed, and Lu Xuan's body had already undergone earth-shattering changes.
After Lu Xuan's focused training in the way of the symbols, his improvement was extremely obvious. After the second month, Lu Xuan had already become a genuine two star Soul Symbol Master! He was advancing towards the level of a three star Soul Symbol Master!
One must know that a Soul Symbol Master's battle strength was extremely strong. A powerful three star Soul Symbol Master was practically invincible among those below the Spirit Refinement Stage. If Lu Xuan could become a three star Soul Symbol Master, his status in the Wind Sword School would rapidly rise, and this Hengduan Mountain Range would not be a problem for him.
Even if he was a two star Soul Symbol Master, the highest strength that he could display was at the ninth level of the Body Refinement Stage. However, Lu Xuan had only become a two star Soul Symbol Master for a month, and the strength that he could display was only at the eighth level of the Body Refinement Stage. If he took the risk, he might be able to walk out of this Hengduan Mountain Range.
However, Lu Xuan did not want to take the risk. A person only had one life, and a single mistake could cause everlasting regret. He would rather wait for another month. After a month, he should be able to display the strength of the ninth level of the Body Refinement Stage with just his Talisman Dao. It would be barely enough for him to leave, and it would not delay the Wind Sword School's Sect Competition.
As for the blood essence in his body, it was once again refined by Lu Xuan. His strength had already recovered to the fifth level of the Body Refinement Stage. As this drop of blood essence was refined and integrated into his body, the strength of his body continued to increase. Now, without using any martial skills, just by relying on the fifth level of the Body Refinement Stage, Lu Xuan could display the strength of the seventh level of the Body Refinement Stage. All these changes were brought about by this drop of blood essence.
The first form of the Startling Cloud Sword Technique, Startling Wind, had already been completely grasped by Lu Xuan. When he used the move, it was as easy as a flick of his hand. The second form, Startling Thunder, had also been learned by him. Although his proficiency was not as good as Startling Wind, it was no problem to use it in battle. Now, he only needed to master the strongest third form, Startling Cloud, and the entire set of Lower Profound Level Martial Skills, Startling Cloud Sword Technique, would be completely mastered by Lu Xuan.
Although living in this cave for the past four months was rather bitter and tiring, the progress that it brought to Lu Xuan was incomparably huge. When he thought about how he would have to leave in a month, he even felt a little reluctant.
After leaving this place, he did not know whether he would still be able to fully immerse himself in training. Without the pressure of survival, he did not know whether he would still be able to struggle like this …
Shaking his head, Lu Xuan did not think about anything else. People always had to look forward and move forward. At least, his strength had already increased by a lot. He believed that there would definitely be an even more beautiful scenery waiting for him in the future.
Lu Xuan swept his gaze across the cave. Beside his simple bed, there were only a few twigs left. It was probably not enough to use for roasting meat. It seemed like he would have to go out and gather firewood again.
In the past, whenever Lu Xuan went out, he would always be on tenterhooks, worried that he would encounter ferocious beasts or martial artists. However, ever since he had become a two star Soul Symbol Master and had twenty to thirty two star Soul Symbol Scrolls in his storage ring, he had gradually relaxed. Even if he encountered something, he would not be completely helpless.
Fortunately, his luck was pretty good. Coupled with the fact that he was only moving around in the vicinity, he did not encounter any danger.
Grasping the Star Shattering Sword in his hand, Lu Xuan once again left the cave and began to search for new firewood.
After wandering around the vicinity, Lu Xuan somewhat gloomily discovered that after his four months of chopping, all the nearby trees that could be used as firewood had been chopped down by him.
Right now, Lu Xuan was a top-notch chef in the field of roasting meat. He had an extremely deep understanding of what kind of firewood was best used to roast meat. In fact, he was even able to use different types of firewood to control the heat.
"Looks like I have to go somewhere a little further. Hopefully, I won't encounter any ferocious beasts." Lu Xuan mumbled to himself as he touched his storage ring. When he thought of the Soul Symbol Scrolls inside, his heart slightly calmed down.
With over thirty two two star Soul Symbol Scrolls and two Myriad Sword Symbols, even if he encountered any danger, he would still be able to retaliate. The strongest ferocious beasts in the vicinity were at most tenth level. The Myriad Sword Symbols would definitely be able to deal with them.
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